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A visit to the Brown Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Brown Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brown Cemetery:

33.3729, -98.1292

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Brown Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Brown Cemetery is located in Jack County<2>.

The county seat for Jack County is located in Jacksboro. Jacksboro lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Brown Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Brown Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Brown Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Burton Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Postoak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Postoak Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak Cemetery
  • Silver Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill Cemetery
  • Patton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Patton Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
  • Roberts Branch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lost Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
  • Howard Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Graves Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Shannon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shannon Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Round Mountain Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Jacksboro.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5700 <5>
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Crafton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Crafton Cemetery is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton Cemetery
    • Raper Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Raper Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raper Cemetery
    • Carroll Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Antelope Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Cemetery
    • Winn Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Winn Hill Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Winn Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Bryson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7703 <5>
    • Wizard Wells Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wizard Wells Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells Cemetery
    • Green Elm Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Green Elm Cemetery is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Elm Cemetery
    • Thomas - Norwood Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Prairie Branch Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Brown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brown Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Postoak
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Newport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newport is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Jacksboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shannon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Shannon is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
  • Joy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Joy is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Antelope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Wizard Wells
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
  • Jermyn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bob Town
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Bob Town is located in Jack County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
  • Park Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Park Springs is located in Wise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
  • Chico
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bryson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Runaway Bay
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Bridgeport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Bridgeport is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 405 people
    • Bowie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowie is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <6>
    • Bluegrove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Sunset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Fruitland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fruitland is located in Montague County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
    • Windthorst
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Loving
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Perrin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Westbrook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Westbrook is located in Jack County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
    • Bridgeport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Farmer is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Brown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jack County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brown Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Brown Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Jack County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Brown Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1352967  (Brown Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1352967 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Jack
      • Est. Elev: 307 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Johnson Lake
      • Location given for Brown Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3728883     Lon: -98.12921
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brown Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.